Nov 2008

Wong Pak-ming, a first-year Master of Divinity student (M.Div. 1), finally took the first step. "The Lord came and stood there, as he had called three times before, 'Samuel, Samuel!' And Samuel answered, 'Speak, for your servant is listening!'" (1 Samuel 3:10). Many years ago, I heard a pastor recount Samuel's experience in a sermon. At the time, I thought: If God called me, I would also willingly and gladly say, "Here I am, for your servant is listening!" Years later, I still have a deep impression of that thought. Perhaps from that moment on, God placed a "I am willing" heart in my life. ...

A Cold Wave, a Warmth Student Union Mission Department received help from Pastor Zheng Junye of the Renewal Society and arranged for nine students to visit inmates at Shek Pik Adult Men's Prison on January 17. A cold wave had just hit Hong Kong that day. After the students took a bus from Tung Chung to Shek Pik, they faced the biting cold wind and walked for more than ten minutes on a slope to reach the heavily guarded Shek Pik Prison. The meeting was divided into morning and afternoon sessions and was attended by more than 40 inmates, most of whom were young people who had not yet believed in the Lord. The following is what one of the seminarians shared:...